Meeting
CITY OF PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA
REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL &
PETALUMA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SUCCESSOR AGENCY (PCDSA) MAYOR
Kevin McDonnell
COUNCIL MEMBERS
Brian Barnacle
Janice Cader Thompson (Vice Mayor)
Mike Healy
Karen Nau
Dennis Pocekay
John Shribbs
CITY MANAGER
Peggy Flynn
CITY CLERK
Kami Noriega (Interim)
CITY ATTORNEY
Eric W. Danly
COUNCIL MEETINGS
1 st
and 3
rd
Mondays of each month
City Hall Council Chamber
11 English Street
Petaluma, CA 94952
CONTACT INFORMATION
Phone (707)-778-4360
[email protected]
cityofpetaluma.org
AGENDA PACKET
AMENDED
Monday, October 02, 2023
6:30 PM
Pilot Hybrid Meeting Format
City Council meetings are currently being held in a pilot hybrid format, by virtual teleconference as well as in-person. Teleconference login information and instructions on how to participate and provide public comment for virtual meetings are available in each specific meeting agenda.
How to Observe and/or Participate and Provide Public Comment at a Meeting Attend In-Person:
Petaluma City Council Chamber located at 11 English Street, Petaluma, CA. Please fill out a speaker card for each item you wish to speak on, and place in the speaker card box next to the City Clerk.
Attend Virtually via Zoom:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85996563285
(Use raise hand feature to speak)
Call- In via Telephone:
One tap mobile : 16694449171,,85996563285# or dial 1 (669) 444-9171 Meeting ID: 859 9656 3285 (dial *9 to raise hand to speak) Watch on TV:
Comcast channel 28, U-Verse channel 099
Submit written public comment
: e-mail comments to
[email protected]
or submit your comment online through the agenda portal. Comments that are received at least two hours prior to the meeting, will be distributed to the Mayor and City Councilmembers and placed on the City's website as part of the agenda packet for the meeting. Comments received after the cutoff time will be posted online and made part of the record the next business day.
Closed Captioning/Live Transcription
This meeting will be transcribed live via the Zoom platform. In-person attendees will be able to see the transcription at the bottom of the screens in the Council Chamber and City Hall. Zoom attendees with a Zoom version 5.0.2 or higher will be able to see the transcription at the bottom of their personal zoom screen. Learn more at https://support.zoom.us/
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Decorum
The Mayor has the authority to rule any speaker out of order, including speakers during the General Public Comment period, if the subject raised is not within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council, or during a public hearing or a general business item if the speaker is not presenting testimony or evidence relevant to the matter or if the speaker becomes disruptive to the proceedings and conduct of the meeting. The Mayor also has the authority to order any person who willfully interrupts the meeting to be removed. All persons are expected to conduct themselves with civility and courtesy at all times. All persons giving comments shall speak directly to the Council and address issues, not individuals. Personal attacks, cursing and outbursts from the audience in support or opposition to a speaker are not tolerated in order to foster an environment where everyone feels welcome to speak.
Animals in Council Chamber
No animals shall be allowed at or brought in to a public meeting by any person except (i) as to members of the public or City staff utilizing the assistance of a service animal, which is defined as a guide dog, signal dog, or other animal individually trained to provide assistance to an individual with a disability, or (ii) as to police officers utilizing the assistance of a dog(s) in law enforcement duties.
REGULAR SESSION - 6:30 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
MOMENT OF SILENCE
AGENDA CHANGES AND DELETIONS (TO CURRENT AGENDA ONLY)
PROCLAMATIONS
Fire Prevention Week (October 8-14, 2023)
Fire Prevention Week 2023 - Final
PRESENTATIONS
Fire Chiefs Association Half Cent Sales Tax
Council Questions and Answers
Council Comment
Responses to Council Questions and Comments - 10-02-2023 Presentation Fire Chiefs Assoc Half Cent Sales Tax
Update on the Trestle Assessment Study
GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT
During
General Public Comment
, the public is invited to make comments on items of public interest that are within the City Council’s subject matter jurisdiction and that are not listed on the current agenda. Public comments are limited up to three minutes per person. Depending on the number of persons wishing to address the Council, time will be allocated in equal shares totaling no more than twenty minutes, subject to the Council’s discretion (Cal. Gov’t. Code §54954.3(a), Petaluma City Council Rules, Policies and Procedures, III).
David Donnenfield
General public comment - David Donnenfield
David Keller
General public comment - David Keller
Eric Leland
General public comment - Eric Leland
Katherine & Bill Rinehart
General public comment - Katherine & Bill Rinehart
Suzanne Biaggi
General public comment - Suzanne Biaggi
Taryn Obaid
General public comment - Taryn Obaid
Taryn Obaid No. 2
General public comment - Taryn Obaid No. 2
Sheldon Gen
General public comment - Sheldon Gen
COUNCIL COMMENT
CITY MANAGER COMMENT
CONSENT CALENDAR
1. Minutes of the City Council/PCDSA Regular Meetings of September 11, 2023 – Amended 10/2/23
Draft Minutes - September 11, 2023
2. Tentative Agenda for City Council/PCDSA Regular Meeting of October 16, 2023 Tentative Agenda - October 16, 2023
Responses to Council Questions and Comments - 10-02-2023
3. Resolution Authorizing the Purchase of an Excavator for the Public Works & Utilities Department through Sourcewell Cooperative Purchasing Program and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute all Documents Necessary to Complete the Purchase Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Resolution
Attachment 2 - Quote from Garton Tractor, Inc
Responses to Council Questions and Comments - 10-02-2023 3 & 4 - Public comment - Benjamin Peters
4. Resolution Authorizing the Purchase of a Backhoe for the Public Works & Utilities Department through Sourcewell Cooperative Purchasing Program and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute all Documents Necessary to Complete the Purchase Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Resolution
Attachment 2 - Quote from Sonsray Machinery
Responses to Council Questions and Comments - 10-02-2023 3 & 4 - Public comment - Benjamin Peters
5. Resolution Ratifying the Memoranda of Understanding, Effective July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2026, Reached by the Duly Authorized Representatives of the City of Petaluma and the International Association of Fire Fighters, Unit 7 Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Resolution
Attachment 2 - Exhibit A to Resolution - MOU for Unit 7
6. Adoption (Second Reading) of Ordinance No. 2864 N.C.S. Adopting a SmartCode Regulating Plan Zoning Map Amendment for the Oyster Cove Mixed Use Neighborhood Project Located at 100 East D Street, APN 007-700-006; City Record No. PLZA-2022-0004 Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Ordinance 2864 NCS with Exhibit A
Attachment 2 - City Council Staff Report Oyster Cove 09-18-2023
7. Adoption (Second Reading) of an Ordinance Granting Temporary and Permanent Easements for Replacement of PG&E Gas Main Facilities on the City’s Shollenberger Park Property Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Ordinance with Exhibits
Attachment 2 - Location Map
Attachment 3 - Project Map
Attachment 4 - Offer Letter
Attachment 5 - City MND Comment Letter
7 - Public comment - Madrone Auduborn Society
PUBLIC HEARINGS AND MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION
8. Introduction (First Reading) of an Ordinance Amending Chapter 5 of the Petaluma Implementing Zoning Ordinance to Add Section 5.060 Establishing a Senior Mobilehome Overlay District and a Zoning Map Amendment to Additionally Zone Five Existing Self-Designated Senior Mobilehome Parks as Senior Mobilehome Park Overlay District Located at 300 Stony Point Rd., 901 N. McDowell Blvd., 911 N. McDowell Blvd., 576 N. McDowell Blvd., and 750 Wood Sorrel Dr.; APNs: 007-422-042, 048-080-0023, 007-401-013, 048-080-024, 007-401-004, 149-030-003, and 137-061-024 Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Proposed Senior Mobilehome Overlay Ordinance Attachment 2 - CEQA Exemption Memo
Attachment 3 - Community Meeting Summary
Attachment 4 - Public Comments 9.12.23 Planning Commission PowerPoint Presentation
Responses to Council Questions and Comments - 10-02-2023 8 - Public comment - Legal Aid of Sonoma County
8 - Public comment - Support letters (Petaluma Estates residents) 8 - Public comment - Robert Hulmer
9. Resolution to Approve License Agreements with Each of the Nine Tenants Located on the City-Owned Fairgrounds Property to Become Effective When the 4th District Agricultural Association Lease Expires on December 31, 2023, and Making Findings that this Action is Exempt From the Requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act – Amended 9/28/23
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Fairgrounds Guiding Principles
Attachment 2 - Map of Fairgrounds with Tenant Locations Attachment 3 - License Agreement Template
Attachment 4 - Rent Table
Attachment 5 - Resolution
Responses to Council Questions and Comments - 10-02-2023 9 - Public comment - Samantha Sheppard
10. Introduction (First Reading) of an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Petaluma Amending Chapter 6.08 of the Petaluma Municipal Code to Renew the Petaluma Tourism Improvement District – Amended 9/27/23
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Ordinance [Amended 9-27-23]
Exhibit A - Management Plan
11. Public Hearing and Action to Adopt a Resolution Confirming the Cost of Abatement of Weeds and Confirming Approval of the Forwarding of Unpaid Bills to the County Assessor’s Office for Collection as Assessments Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Resolution with Exhibit A
Attachment 2 - Cost Report
Responses to Council Questions and Comments - 10-02-2023
ADJOURNMENT
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The City Clerk hereby certifies that this agenda has been posted in accordance with the requirements of the Government Code.
In accordance with Government Code §54957.5, any materials of public record relating to an agenda item for a regular meeting of the City Council that are provided to a majority of the members less than 72 hours before the meeting will be made available immediately online as part of the agenda packet on the City website at www.cityofpetaluma.org/meetings
and at the City Clerk’s Office, 11 English Street, during normal business hours. Materials of public record that are distributed during the meeting shall be made available for public inspection at the meeting if prepared by the City or a member of its legislative/advisory body, or the next business day after the meeting if prepared by some other person.